In which of the following circumstances would you expect to find the custom of bride price?
a. A bride and groom leave the community after marriage and set up their own household in a distant city or village area.
b. A bride and groom go to live with the bride’s people.
c. A bride and groom go to live with the groom’s people.
d. A bride and groom go to live with the bride’s mother’s brother.
e. A bride and groom live in separate houses and do not cohabitate.
ANSWER: c
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